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Infection Vocab
Chain of infection
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chain of Infection | Six factors that must be present for the spread of infection |
| 2. Infectious agent | Any disease causing microorganisms (Pathogens) |
| Reservoir | The organism in which the infectious microbes reside |
| Portal of Exit | The route of escape of the pathogens from the resevoir |
| Mode of Transmission | Method by which the pathogen gets from the reservoir to the new host |
| Portal of Entry | route through which the pathogen enters its new host |
| Susceptible Host | Its when the host accepts the pathogens |
| Carrier | Hosts that do not shoe any outward signs or symptoms of a disease but are still capable of transmitting the disease are known as carriers |
| Medical Asepsis | Clean technique decrease in medical pathogens |
| Surgical Asepsis | |
| Nosocomial Infection= Hospital Acquired Infection | |
| Host | |
| Contagious | |
| Epidemiology | |
| Quarantine |